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Newspaper
Anaconda Standard
Location
Anaconda, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1908
Page
18
The Anaconda Standard lists publishers and proprietors, printing daily all year, with subscription rates and post office classification. It provides main office contacts and branch offices in Butte and Missoula with street addresses and phone numbers.
W J Morton outlines where The Standard is on sale across major cities including New York Chicago Kansas City Minneapolis San Francisco Los Angeles Denver Salt Lake City Ogden Spokane Tacoma Seattle and Portland. Address for general correspondence is Anaconda Montana.
In a Tuesday analysis the piece notes Taft era court plans may bring several changes and questions Bryan versus Taft in selections. It mentions Judge Gray as a possible first choice for Bryan if elected, but points out Gray’s age and the court’s preference for younger appointees.
The analysis argues Hearst seeks to hurt Taft while boosting Bryan, with Hisgen drawing more from Bryan. Roosevelt backs Foraker’s fall to aid Taft’s rivals, and Hitchcock faces criticism as Taft’s campaign shifts to a more active, less secretive approach amid broader Republican discontent and campaign woes.
Savage attacks on the Cleveland ticket proved effective campaigning for Blaine though a Burchard fluke spoiled Butler's work. The Hisgen policy bruises Taft and delivers hard body blows to Bryan, shaping New York’s political dynamics.
Private Secretary Loeb has walked back his claim that the president will not stump. Roosevelt has already produced much ink and columns. Taft’s campaign pressures may force the president to appear in the Middle West this October to defend normally Republican states.
A theory arises that Foraker used Standard Oil money to gain control of the Ohio State Journal during a period of presidential rivalry between Mark Hanna and Theodore Roosevelt. The journal was Hanna friendly, and Foraker aimed to influence the paper to favor Roosevelt as well as himself, inserting a political spoke in Hanna’s path.
The piece notes political maneuvering around Foraker and Hanna over a newspaper sale, Roosevelt and Taft looming large, Genial foreshadowing of an Indian Summer campaign, and a playful jab at Bryan and the stay-at-home vote amid campaign chatter. It mentions the American Bankers association gathering and Georgia water melons diverting attention from the ticket. Roosevelt and Taft are both active in writing or campaigning. The tone is satirical about election dynamics and seasonal shifts.
The remark asserts that Roosevelt cannot be excluded from the campaign, equating his presence to keeping Senator Foraker out. It frames the political contest as inseparable from these figures and emphasizes the enduring influence of their roles in public discourse.
A compact collage of humorous adages and quips from several papers. Jests poke fun at burglars, education pride, heavy plays, political rhetoric, and car ownership with a light, wry tone. Notable snippets include a sleepy homeowner and a proud parent.
Marie notes Charlie's dancer like ease while Lillian teases his light at both ends. An English clergyman urges a London pilgrimage to St Pauls and Westminster Abbey as a fair American vows to visit the Church of England, capturing a playful cross cultural exchange from Punch.
From the Court Journal this piece notes Chillingham Castle and its famous four towers with a park housing one of England’s two pure wild cattle herds. It recalls other historic wild herds at Drumlanrig Dalkeith Leigh park and Gisburne and laments their extinction due to interbreeding or culling.
A sixteenth annual session of the national irrigation congress will convene in Albuquerque New Mexico with eminent engineers statesmen and scientists from the United States and abroad to promote desert reclamation for agricultural and stockraising uses. The forward march of irrigation and reclamation has already transformed millions of acres into productive farms and towns, with government projects expanding canals tunnels and power plants and supporting a new class of informed farmers.
Farmers who already settled large tracts under homestead laws form the Settlers' Irrigation Protective association to oppose a government rule capping ranch holdings at ten acres and requiring access to water payments. They seek less paternalism and will request a hearing at the national irrigation congress.
Washington reports from Provisional Governor Magoon indicate one man was shot and eight injured by canes and fists during political disturbances in Cuba. In Sancti Spiritus a conservative waved a Spanish flag at spectators. Judge Guerrera of Havana is to act as special judge, and Magoon asks for rural guards to patrol streets. Leaders of all parties express regret.
A collection of light exchanges from various papers includes jokes about tame campaigns, cigars, overwork, kleptomania time jokes, auto maintenance costs tied to fines, invitation refusals, and a horse race miscue. The snippets showcase witty banter and humorous misunderstandings across multiple regions.
An exchange recalls Williams accusing Miss De Blank of rudeness. Williams says he asked to see her home while walking today, and she consented only to point out the high school building and say there was no need to go further.
William J. Bryan campaigned through South Dakota and Iowa delivering sharp attacks on Taft Roosevelt and the platform. He urged funding transparency and bank deposit guarantees while noting past party strength in South Dakota. He joked about hanging both candidates’ pictures in windows, urging voters to display both alike.
In the Chicaero Journal a humorous exchange unfolds as Mr. Flexby plans to bring a friend for dinner but cannot find one. He insists the dinner be ready, while his wife prepared a fine meal and wonders who the guest might be. His response: I said I’d like to bring a friend, but I couldn’t find one. Let’s eat.
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